A friend of mine with Australian shepherds keeps her dogs in a "dog room" at night that has all the heat vents turned off and the window cracked open. The temp averages about 40 degrees. She swears that this gives them better coats. Mine are indoor/outdoor dogs.....I try to leave them out as much as possible during the day but they always come in at night. Cindy Holly Whitney <holly@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I'm curious about the coat thing. I have two dogs who are house/show dogs and both of them could do with a bit more coat. I am going to change their food because my young male's litter mates all have beautiful coats. However, I am curious about what people's opinions are too being outside and coats. Holly On Nov 24, 2005, at 3:19 PM, Colleen Donnelly wrote: > I have heard for many years that dogs that are kenneled make for a > better show dog. > > Coat and wanting to get to you ( doubling ) are the main reasons > among others. Is this the norm? > > I am of the thought that if the dogs *love* to be in the ring, they > show themselves regardless. ie if they have wonderful experiences > early on and continue to, they will *show* themselves. > > Looking forward to your input! > > Colleen Donnelly ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================